COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dover vs Norwood
PLACE A
Dover, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Norwood, Pennsylvania
Dover is 67% smaller than Norwood. Norwood earns more, with a median household income $20,787 higher.
DOVERNORWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population1,9595,927−67% vs Norwood
Population density3,6087,618−4,011
Population growth-2.6%0.9%−3.5 pts
Median age40.940.7+0.2
Male54.2%48.6%+5.6 pts
Female45.8%51.4%−5.6 pts
Foreign-born10.2%7.0%+3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.8%84.9%−1.1 pts
Black3.2%1.0%+2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%7.3%−1.7 pts
Asian4.1%5.2%−1.0 pts
Other3.3%1.7%+1.6 pts
Median household income$75,347$96,134−$20,787
Per capita income$39,723$39,523+$200
Poverty rate6.0%8.2%−2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.386Even
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%27.1%−10.6 pts
Graduate degree4.3%7.3%−3.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%8.7%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation77.2%68.9%+8.3 pts
Median home value$206,200$235,000−$28,800
Median gross rent$1,168$1,409−$241
Owner-occupied66.6%75.7%−9.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.2%10.1%−6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households58.0%57.6%+0.4 pts
Average commute24.130.0−5.9
Worked from home4.9%7.0%−2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Uninsured3.6%5.0%−1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025